Dispensing device



March 14, 1933. ALEXANDER 1,901,487

DISPENSING DEVICE Filed April 26, 1932 INVENTOR. .Efyerffl/exaaaew A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES EGIBERT'ALEXANDER, or LO SANGELESQ C-ALIFORNIA- DISPENSING DEVICE- Application filed. April 26, 1932. Serial No. 607,553."

This invention relates to improvements in dispensers and more particularly to that type used 1 for: delivering sugar or other granular substances and especiallyv designed-for table use;

It isanobject of this invent-ion to construct a dispensing attachment which? may be readily attached to containers now on the market-and which-may be manuallymanip ulaited to repeatedly deliver measuredquans tities of granular material from. the cone tainer as desired.

Another object of the invention is to providea simplified device of the character stated wherein the measuring recess, is so constructed and arranged that the side wall of the container forms a portion of the wall of said recess thereby lesseningrthe amount of material which it is necessary to use in manufacturing the attachment.

Still another object of the invention is tosimplify the construction of devices of this character, this'being done in part by shapinga plate of sheet metal in such a manner that aportionof said plate assists in walling in the-measuring compartment and another portion of' the. same plate forms a bearing for the shaft: orpivot pin whereon the dispensing elementrocks.

Other objects advantages and features of the invention may hereinafter appear.

Referring to the-accompanying drawing which illustrates whatis at present. deemed to be a preferred embodiment of the invention, 7 I c Fig: 1 is-avertical mid-section of an embodiment of. the invention wherein the container consists of. a glass jar having. screw threadsformed around itsopen end, the dispensing attachment consisting of sheet metal having; aperipheral fiangewhich is provided with corrugations thus-forming threads for screwing, upon a threadedportionof the con p v g V to the, outer end of the shaft, 9'and which tainer. v

Fig. 2,- isa transverse section looking up from the line 21-2 of Fig; 1.

Fig. 3 is a top-plan view of. the structure shownin' Fig.1.

Fig. tisaftop plan ,vlew like that'of .Fig. 8 except thatonly-the central portion of the corresponding to that of Fig. 5;

device is shown, the exterior, portion being broken away to contract the view'and parts being shown in a different operative position frorn'that of Fig. 8;

Fig. 5 is a fragmental transverse section ;on

- F 1g. .6. is a fragmentaltransversesection of another form of the invention on a plane F g. 7 is a verticalsectlononiline7 of 1 Referring in detail tothe drawing' theu container 1 is provided with a corrugated open-end portion 1a upon which'is screwed asheet metal cap member. Qhaving a later ally extending peripheral. flange12a whichis corrugatedv in order to provide threads. for screwing the attachment onto, the open end of the container in the position shown. I

It willbe seen that a; springv 22 is ost. -9 tioned in tension. between the underside. of, the, cap 2 andfmemberv 6'to hold (the rot-orlO' in a-c1osed positionto. close. chamber 3 from outside of membercl when not; in use. T

The measuring recess .3 "s located-between 7 the, plate 202 whichforms the body portion of, thecap 2' and a rockable' plate v 6 ar ranged in arallel. spaced relation to the plate 203. aid recess 3 is of. a triangular character and in one'for'm is, completed on its outer side by the adjacent wall of the core rugated portion 1a of the container, the other two vertical sides of saidrecess being formed by the wings 7 of a plate which is formed from an elongated rectangular blank, the middle portion o f'which is bent intofa Substantially cylindrical; form to produce a sleeve 8 which forms a bearing forthe shaft or pivot pin 9' about whichjthe operative parts ofj-the devicerock. j 9

' The meansshown forjmanua-lly operating the dispensing element include a toporouter disc 10 which issoldered ,orotherwise secured is provided near its-periphery with, a tail I piece onfinger hold 11 engageable by, a-fiiiger or thethumb for the purposerofjrocking said disc 10. Said disc-lo'is'providedwith, ape: ripheral notch, l ilwhich is adaptedlby the manually operable meanswhichhas heen'described to be brought into and out of register with a substantially triangular opening 15 with which the cover plate 2% is provided near its periphery.

Referring again to the inner plate 6 which forms the inside wall of the dispensing recess 3, said plate 6 is rigidly secured to the lower end of the shaft 9 and is so positioned with relation to the outer disc 10 that when,- ever any portion of the notch 14 of said disc is in register with the opening 15, said plate 6 will completely close the lower side of said recess 3; but when said notch is moved completely out of register with said opening 15, a farther movement of the measuring device in the same direction will cause the plate 6 to move out of register with the lower side of said recess. In order to regulate the extent of the rocking movement of the dispensing device, the plate 6 is provided withtwo stop ears 17 and 18 which are so positioned as to limit properly the rockingm'ovement of the manually operable elements.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 2 to 5, the wings 7 of the bent plate already referred to are connected at their outer ends by an arcuate plate 20 which completes the side walls of the measuring recess 3; but in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the outer'portion of the'wall of'the recess is formed by the adjacent wall of the container 1. In both of these forms the plate having the wings 7 is so bent as to provide the bearing sleeve 8,-but in Figs. 6 and 7 the bent plate is provided with a neck portion 21 which unites said sleeve 8 with the'wings 7 In both forms of the invention the rockable measuring member comprises two plates which are spaced apart from each other, each of said plates being cut away to provide a feed, the cut away portion of one of said plates being'circumferentially spaced away 7 from the cut away portion of the other plate capacity.

, in order to prevent the granular material from flowing from the container in a contin-.

uous stream at any time.-

Owing to the general similarity of construction between the two forms of the invention, the parts in F igs. 6' and 7 are lettered the same as the corresponding parts in the other views, the additional reference character 21 being applied to the neck or extension which is supplied in the form shown in Figs. 6 and? in order that the measuring recess be extended out to the periphery of the contalner and yetremain relatively small-in In the form of the invention shown'inFigs.

.6 and 7, the measuring recess has its outer wall formedby the wall of the container,-and

. therefore it is possible to form the other two X s de walls of the measuring recess fout of'a slngle strlp ofmetal-whic'h is bent-in such a manner that the central portion of the strip forms a bearmg and there is at each and; of

the strip a limb which forms a side wall of the measuring recess. The side walls of the measuring recess can be formed by less die work in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7 than in the alternative construction.

lclaimz '1. A dispensing device of the kind described comprising, in combination, a container, a cap member secured to said container' and forming a closure therefor, said the middle ,portion of said bent plate form-;

ing a bearing for the pivot of the movable parts.

2. In a dispensing a container, a rockable measuring member comprising two plates spaced apart from manually each other, each of saidplates being cut away to provide afeed, the cut away portions of said plate being circumferentially spaced apart, and a combined bearing member and measuring recess member consisting of an elongated plate bent at its. central portion to form a bearing sleeve, the end portions of saidpl ate forming the side walls of the measurin recess said rockabl-e'measurin 7 23 member comprising a shaft which has its hearing within said sleeve. V i I 3. In a dispensing device, in-combination,a container, a rockable measuring member comprising two plates spaced apart from each other, each of said plates being cutaway device, in combination, I

to provide a'feed, the cut away portions of said plate being ci'rcumferentially spaced apart, and a combined bearing member and measuring recess member consisting of an elongated plate bent at its central portion to form' a bearing sleeve, the end portions of said plate forming the side Walls of'the measurlng recess, said rockable measuring member comprising a shaft which has its hearing within said sleeve, one of the plates of said rockable member having laterally directed portions whichform stops engag- V able with said bent plate to limit the extent of the rocking movement of said measuring memben'. y

' 4. In a dispensing device, in combination, a container, a rockable measuring member comprising anouter and'an inner p-late,said

plates being spaced apart fromeach other to provide room for a measuring recess between them, each of said plates beingcut away to provide a feed, the cut in the innerplate consisting of a recess opening out at the edge thereof, a measuring recess member consisting of a bent striphavillg spaced limbs '10-;

cated between said plates and forming the inner portion of the side wall of the measuring recess, the outer portion of the wall of the measuring recess being formed by a portion of the Wall of the container, and means to manually rock said measuring member to feed material in measured quantities from said container through the cut away portions of said plates.

5. In a dispensing device, in combination, a container, a rockable measuring member comprising an outer and an inner plate, said plates being spaced apart from each other to provide room for a measuring recess between them, each of said plates being cut away to provide a feed, a measuring recess member consisting of a bent strip having a central portion shaped to form a bearing and having end portions spaced apart from each other thereby, producing limbs which form side walls of the measuring recess, the outer portion of the wall of the measuring recess being formed by a portion of the wall of the container, a pivot member in fixed relation to the container with which the bearing portion of said bent strip cooperates, and means to manually move said measuring member tofeed material in measured quantities from said container through the cut-away portions of said plates. 1

1 6. In a dispensing-device, in combination, a container having a cap, a plate mounted within the container and supported by said cap in spaced relation thereto to provide a measuring recess between said cap and plate, said cap and plate each having cut-away portions adjacent to the periphery of said container, said cut-away portions being circumferentially spaced apart, a pivot member supported by said cap, a measuring recess member consisting of a strip bent upon itself in such a manner that its end portions form V spaced apart limbs to provide side walls for the measuring recess, the periphery of the container forming the outer wall of said measuring recess and the central portion of said strip being bent to form a bearing which cooperates with said pivot member, said strip having between said bearing and its spaced apart limbs a neck portion wherein the two runs of the strip are secured to each other, and means to rock said measuring member to deliver measured quantities of material from the container.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

.EGBERT ALEXANDER. 

